东
dōng
east
The character for east in Chinese. One of the four cardinal directions. In Chinese culture, east is associated with sunrise, new beginnings, and the wood element.
Compound Words
📊 Total Compounds: 6 Click column headers to sort
| Visual Explanation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 东方 | dōngfāng | the East, Orient el Oriente | east + direction = the East |
| 东西 | dōngxi | things, stuff cosas | east + west = things (everywhere) |
| 东北 | dōngběi | northeast noreste | east + north = northeast |
| 东南 | dōngnán | southeast sureste | east + south = southeast |
| 东部 | dōngbù | eastern part parte oriental | east + part = eastern region |
| 东京 | Dōngjīng | Tokyo Tokio | east + capital = Tokyo |
东方 dōngfāng
English: the East, Orient
Español: el Oriente
💡 east + direction = the East
东西 dōngxi
English: things, stuff
Español: cosas
💡 east + west = things (everywhere)
东北 dōngběi
English: northeast
Español: noreste
💡 east + north = northeast
东南 dōngnán
English: southeast
Español: sureste
💡 east + south = southeast
东部 dōngbù
English: eastern part
Español: parte oriental
💡 east + part = eastern region
东京 Dōngjīng
English: Tokyo
Español: Tokio
💡 east + capital = Tokyo